Summary

Chapter 11

Frannie is dancing to a Michael Jackson song on the radio. Sean is sitting on the couch, stuffing pretzels in his mouth, making fun of her lack of rhythm. The music is so loud that they don't realize their grandmother has entered the room until she is standing right next to Frannie, telling her to turn the music down. They both hug and kiss their grandmother. Frannie tells her grandmother that there's a "white cat" in her class who everyone calls Jesus. Grandma tells Frannie not to "mess" with him just because he's white. There's a time when everyone is "different," she tells Frannie, and that she should be the one that people remember.

Chapter 12

On Sunday, Samantha calls and invites Frannie to church. But it's snowing very hard and Frannie doesn't want to go outside. Casper the Friendly Ghost cartoons are on TV. It reminds...